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1996 NFC Rushing Yards Leaders

Yards gained rushing

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Barry Sanders led the NFC in rushing yards in 1996 with 1,553, 142 ahead of Ricky Watters (1,411). It was one of 5 times Barry Sanders led in rushing yards.

YDSTDY/AATTY/G1DFL
Barry Sanders Led the NFC in 1996 Barry Sanders DET
1,553 Rushing Yards 142 clear of Ricky Watters
Showing Rushing Yards and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team YDS G ATT TD
1 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders DET 1,553 16 307 11
2 Ricky Watters Ricky Watters PHI 1,411 16 353 13
3 Terry Allen Terry Allen WAS 1,353 16 347 21
4 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith DAL 1,204 15 327 12
5 Anthony Johnson CAR 1,120 16 300 6
6 Jamal Anderson ATL 1,055 16 232 5
7 Edgar Bennett GB 899 16 222 2
8 Rodney Hampton Rodney Hampton NYG 827 15 254 1
9 Raymont Harris CHI 748 12 194 4
10 Robert Smith Robert Smith MIN 692 8 162 3
11 LeShon Johnson ARI 634 15 141 3
12 Lawrence Phillips Lawrence Phillips STL 632 15 193 4
13 Mario Bates NO 584 14 164 4
14 Dorsey Levens Dorsey Levens GB 566 16 121 5
15 Terry Kirby SF 559 14 134 3
16 Errict Rhett TB 539 9 176 3
17 Harold Green STL 523 16 127 4
18 Rashaan Salaam CHI 496 12 143 3
19 Leroy Hoard Leroy Hoard MIN 492 11 125 3
20 Ray Zellars NO 475 9 120 4
21 Larry Centers Larry Centers ARI 425 16 116 2
22 Tyrone Wheatley NYG 400 14 112 1
23 Mike Alstott Mike Alstott TB 377 16 96 3
24 Reggie Brooks TB 368 11 112 2
25 Charlie Garner Charlie Garner PHI 346 15 66 1
26 Craig Heyward Craig Heyward ATL 321 15 72 3
27 Steve Young Steve Young SF 310 12 52 4
28 Leeland McElroy ARI 305 16 89 1
29 Sherman Williams DAL 269 16 69 0
30 Robert Green CHI 249 10 60 0
31 Derek Loville SF 229 12 70 2
32 Tim Biakabutuka CAR 229 4 71 0
33 Tony Banks STL 212 14 61 0
34 Brian Mitchell WAS 193 16 39 0
35 Tommy Vardell SF 192 11 58 2
36 William Floyd SF 186 9 47 2
37 Winslow Oliver CAR 183 16 47 0
38 Dave Brown Dave Brown NYG 170 16 50 0
39 Anthony Lynn SF 164 16 24 0
40 Amp Lee MIN 161 16 51 0
41 Stephen Davis WAS 139 12 23 2
42 Scottie Graham MIN 138 11 57 0
43 Brett Favre Brett Favre GB 136 16 49 2
44 Greg Robinson STL 134 11 32 1
45 William Henderson William Henderson GB 130 16 39 0
46 Trent Dilfer Trent Dilfer TB 124 16 32 0
47 Marc Logan WAS 111 14 20 2
48 Jerry Ellison TB 106 16 35 0
49 Travis Jervey GB 106 16 26 0
50 Leslie Shepherd WAS 96 12 6 2
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